Originally written especially for The Citizens Band's Los
Angeles debut, Masquerading In Paradise is a mesmerizing melangé of
the troupe's work, a sparkling tapestry of various songs from
earlier shows combined with brand new performances. In this
special presentation the troupe sets their somewhat bewildered
Citizens in the Garden Of Eden in the autumn, apple trees and
all, where decadent lunatics, innocent waifs, exotic gypsies,
conscripted soldiers, kooky flappers and a stricken Mother
Earth each do their best to make sense of a world gone awry.

Favorites from previous shows such as "Gasoline", "Where
Have All The Flowers Gone", "I Think Its Gonna Rain
Today" and "Medicine Man" create a musical mosaic
of the troupe's dazzling talents. Added to the proceedings
are brand new compositions as well as some freshly mined classics
with apposite lyrics, such as Noel Coward's "There Are
Bad Times Just Around The Corner", Phil Ochs' "Draft
Dodger Rag", Vera Lynn's "When The Lights Go On Again
(All Over The World)" and "Remember My Forgotten
Man" from the great Depression-era classic "Gold
Diggers of 1933". The Citizens weave all of these songs
into a carnival of entertainment, mixing musical styles seamlessly
and sprinkling their peculiar magic across the stage.

Masquerading In Paradise debuted at The Avalon Theatre in
Hollywood in January 2007.